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Insalata Caprese
I have been known to purchase produce purely for aesthetic purposes – I love big bowls of fruit in my kitchen or on my sideboard, particularly platters of botticelli-like pears and bowls of heirloom tomatoes. The shapes and colours of some … Continue reading
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Roast Tomatoes with Raisins and Feta
It was many years ago that I used to entertain regularly (and I mean almost every weekend), so no matter how big or how small the occasion was, whether it was breakfast, lunch, brunch or dinner – I found myself … Continue reading
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Zucchini & Dill Fritters
Here is something I bet you didn’t know about your humble and earthy zucchini – it is actually an immature fruit, being the swollen ovary of the zucchini flower. And I thought I knew everything there was to know about … Continue reading
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Peach, Prosciutto and Mozzarella Salad
This is a salad I have lived on every Summer since I discovered it. The flavours are simple, fresh and beautiful, and with its milky orbs of buffalo mozzarella and segments of drippy golden peaches, it is quite possibly the … Continue reading
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Gazpacho
Since moving to NYC I have been fortunate enough to make some really nice friends. Tana is one of them and more recent than others, at our first coffee a couple of weeks ago she told me that she was … Continue reading
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Roasted Aparagus with Proscuitto & Tomato
I don’t know about you but when the heat kicks in I find it very hard to eat alot for dinner. So it’s little meals like this that keep me going through those sweltering evenings. And on top of being … Continue reading
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Salad of Duck, Fennel & Watercress
Almost anything with duck is a favourite dish of mine, Peking Duck, Duck Confit, Duck on Pork Belly with Lentils (an old Bayswater Brasserie favourite) – even a duck terrine. Having said that I don’t actually cook with it alot, … Continue reading
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Blini with Smoked Salmon & Roe
I have had more unappealing blinis in my cocktailing years than I would like to admit and I have often wondered how something so simple can go so horribly wrong but I think some of it has to do with … Continue reading
Chilled Leek Soup with Lemon Dill Yogurt
I was flicking through my most recent copy of Bon Appetit the other day and was happy to notice an article written by OUR (Australia’s) Jill Dupleix. Jill is prettier half of the dynamic food duo that seemed to … Continue reading
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